A two-day food festival organised by the Kerala Brahmana Sabha over the weekend at Theerthapada Mandapam here was as boisterous an affair as the previous editions.
From food to jewellery and dresses, there was quite a bit to draw crowds.
Juices galore
After the hot sun outside, the fruit punch, juice, and salad served near the entrance provided a welcome relief.
Welcome drink over, up next was ‘ada’ and cauliflower pakodas, but with those with a hankering for more traditional eats could tuck into ‘kuzhipaniyaram’ with chutney, kappa (tapioca) with chammanthi, and ada dosa with aviyal.
The stall of a Kudumbasree unit at Karamana served ‘Ammini kozhukattai,’ ‘nombu ada,’ ‘Karavada,’ and ‘jeera boli,’ which is boli dipped in sugar syrup.
Pakodas, vadas, bhajjis, kunukku that resembles a miniature kara vada, and rava disha were among the other treats.
Even Maharashtrian street fare pao bhaji and north Indian delicacies like paneer steaks were available to tempt taste buds.
South Indian snacks such as murukku were being fried on the spot and sold.
There were a number of stalls selling chutney powder, dosha powder, curry powder, sambar powder, pickles, dried chundakka and madthangali, pappadoms in various shapes and flavours, vadams (crispies) again meant for frying, squashes, seva...all that is needed to make a meal interesting.
Jewellery, dresses, set mundu, and saris too were available at the food festival.
